Why does FPGA configuration fail from HPS on Intel® Stratix®10 SX devices when I configure phase 2 bitstreams in HPS boot first mode?

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 19.3, phase 2 bitstream core.rbf configuration from HPS as part of an HPS boot first mode may fail for designs targeting Intel Stratix® 10 SX devices.

The following errors may be seen:

fpga_manager fpga0: Error while writing image data to FPGA
failed to load fpga image
OF: overlay: of_overlay_create: Pre-apply notifier failed (err=-110)
create_overlay: Failed to create overlay (err=-110)

Resolution

This problem is fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.2 and onwards.

To resolve this problem, download and install the latest device manager firmware for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software 21.1/21.2/21.3/21.4/22.1/22.2/22.3. 

 

The latest device manager firmware versions are available from the following link: 

What is the latest device firmware for Intel® Agilex™ and Intel® Stratix® 10 devices?